DIFFERING VIEWS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3850, 5 October 1932, Page 5

DIFFERING VIEWS

By the Interested Parties ON THE LYTTON REPORT PREJUDICE AND PROTEST FROM CHINA AND JAPAN ON TOM TIDDLER S GROUND TONGUE IN CHEEK ATTITUDE HISTORICAL MEMORY HOW RUSSIA WAS HELD BACK By Telegraph—Press Assn—Copyright (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) (Received October 5. 9.35 a.m.) Shanghai, October 4. W; Ai Ist there s considerable presn onmmeri.t ther i s no official expression of opinion on the I.ytton report in this city. The Government will make a statement ai the meeting of the Central Political Council to-morrow. Some indication- of the feeling in Government- circles is given by the Central Daily Nettfe, the organ of tibo National Government. The Journal claims that the Letton report ha-s disclosed many weaknesses in. China's internal nffaaifc not connected -with the Manchurian dispute and while giving the Chinese a. certain amount of face by exposing Japan’s high handed, anion-. !r? Manchuria.. ••nevertheless permitting Japan to retain all the material benefits gained by her military aggression, “and with tongue in check” fenggests an impossible solution, namely, la Cliilio-Ja.pa.'le v friendship and control over part of China's sovereign territory. JAPAN’S PROTEST MISREPRESENTED IN REPORT Tokio. October 4. The Government’s view of ihe Lytton report is that it has ignored the historical facts of Japan’s sacrifices in the Russo-Japanese war, which prevented Manchuria becoming a So_ v iex, province and that the report w,a, s prejudiced in favour of China. Evidence of doubtful authenticate had been accepted in good faith. The Japanese army was graa/R incensed at the unfair critic-ferns of the military action beginning on August IS. Tile Government is determined to refute the mistakes and misinterpretations contained in the report and it vs stated that Cabinet will definitely request the League of'Xn- . ( ions not to meddle wantonly in the Manchurian problem and that no action, by the League will alter Japans established policy.